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A text object, unlike a text input object, is designed just to display text on the screen, rather than allow users to input it themselves.

Settings

Text: We can change what the text says for the Text object!

Load State: When the screen loads, what happens to the control? Is it clickable? Then it’s Regular. Disabled? It’s there but you can’t use it (it’s greyed-out). Or, if you prefer, you could make the control Hidden in the live screen.

Font Type: This specifies the type of font used for the text object. Currently there are two types: Paragraph and Title. Paragraph is for normal text. Title is for larger text that is used for titles.

Format as link: Make the text a link, and then you can format in a number of ways based on link: a phone number, or an email, or even a web address!

Text stays on one line: Text stays on one line as opposed to wrapping to the next line if it’s too long. Careful – this means it could go right off the screen!

Show Icon: Allows you to add an icon to the text object by choosing from the Method list. Also opens an option to choose the icon alignment (left or right).

Width: How wide should your control be in relation to the screen? Auto means it’ll be the width of the text or icon, Fixed lets you assign a width in pixels, and Full will make it the full width of the section or cell it has been dragged into.

Display/Format

Format as: A text object can be a normal word, or a number, or a date. You can format it accordingly.

Style

Text size/colors: Determine the size and color of your text from the Method palette.

Icon colors: If you have an icon in your text object, choose its color here.